Physical Education A-Level
Ventricular conduction pathways
What Ventricular conduction pathways means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Ventricular conduction pathways
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The impulse travels down the bundle of His, through the left and right bundle branches, and into the Purkinje fibres embedded in the ventricular walls.
Topics that use Ventricular conduction pathways
- Cardiovascular system (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
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